Publications & Resources

Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative

In November 2021, CSSP hosted a virtual Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) Pad featuring a conversation between The California Endowment’s (TCE) President and CEO and two of TCE’s President’s Youth Council members about the importance of sharing power with youth, and how foundations can authentically make space to partner with youth. This session, which is part of the larger LEaP initiative, highlights lessons and insights from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities. This LEaP Pad features:

• Christopher Covington, President’s Youth Council Member (Former), TCE
• Karla Ortiz, President’s Youth Council Member, TCE
• Dr. Robert Ross, President and CEO, TCE

Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative

In October 2021, CSSP hosted a virtual Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) Pad featuring a conversation between two philanthropic leaders about the broader approach that foundations need to take to advancing health equity and the relationship between democracy and community health. This session, which is part of the larger LEaP initiative, highlights lessons and insights from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities. This LEaP Pad features:

• Cathy Cha, President and CEO, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
• Dr. Anthony Iton, Senior Vice President, The California Endowment

Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative

In September 2021, CSSP hosted a virtual, interactive Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) Lab for funders to join a conversation with experts to discuss the importance of racial equity in efforts to advance health equity and the role that funders can play in the power building ecosystem. This session, which is part of the larger LEaP initiative, highlights lessons and insights from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities. This LEaP Lab features:

• Jennifer Ito, Research Director, USC Equity Research Institute
• Tia Martinez, CEO, Forward Change
• Lauren Padilla-Valverde, Director, Racial Equity Practice & Culture, The California Endowment

Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative

In September 2021, CSSP hosted a virtual, interactive Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) Lab for funders to join a conversation with experts to discuss power building and how foundations can better support building community power. This session, which is part of the larger LEaP initiative, highlights lessons and insights from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities. This LEaP Lab features:

• Gigi Barsoum, Founder and Principal, Barsoum Policy Consulting
• Julia Coffman, Founder and co-Executive Director, Center for Evaluation Innovation
• Sandra Witt, Managing Director; Program & Partnership, Power Infrastructure Statewide, The California Endowment

Lessons from TCE’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative

In February 2022, CSSP hosted the final session in this installment of LEaP. This LEaP PAD focused on how foundations can authentically partner, and share power, with community residents. The session also highlighted the role of learning and evaluation in disrupting systems of oppression. This LEaP PAD featured:

• Ms. Towanda Sherry, East Oakland Resident Leader & Organizer
• Shiree Teng, East Oakland BHC Learning & Evaluation Team Member